Poultry-fountain.



No. 839,422. PATENTED DEC. 25, 1906.

W; 0. RASTETTER.

POULTRY FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED MAB. 28.1906.

wnmsssas: INVENTOR ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

POULTRY- Specification of Letters 1-. ,tent.

FOUNTAIN.

Patented Dec. 25, 1906.

Application filed March 28,1906. Serial No. 308,430.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM O. RAsrET- TER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark-and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poultry-Fountainsand I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings,making a part of this specification, and to the figures of referencemarked thereon, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing thefountain in position for use. Fig 2 is a vertical section.

The present invention has relation to poultry-fountains; and it consistsin the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in bothfigures of the drawmgs.

In the accompanying drawings, 1 represents the receptacle proper, whichis preferably cylindrical in cross-section and may be of any desiredsize. The receptacle 1 is preferably formed of clay, properly molded andburned in the usual manner. Near the front or forward portion of thebody 1 is located the apertured flange 2, which apertured flange is forthe purpose of providing a means for holding the float-rod 3, whichfloat-rod may be connected as shown, or it maybe connected in anyconvenient manner, as its only object is to provide a means for holdingand guiding the float l. Directly in front of the apertured flange 2 islocated the flange 5, which flange is spaced a short distance from theapertured flange 2, and is for the purpose of providing a contact-flangefor the cement end 6, which cement end is for the purpose of closing thereceptacle 1 except at the bot tom or lower portion thereof. To thecement end 6 is attached the glass plate or pane 7, which is embedded inthe cement while the cement is in a plastic state, said glass pane beingfor the purpose of producing transparency directly in front of the floatl, so that the amount of water contained in the receptacle 1 can bedetermined at any time by means of the float 4, said float being locateddirectly behind or back of the glass 7.

For the purpose of assisting in holding the cement end 6 in properposition the body 1 is provided with the groove 8, which groove I is forthe purpose of receiving and holding a l portion of the cement which isforced in the groove while in a plastic state, and of course after thecement has become hardened the glass and end 6 will be held in properrelative position by the body 1 without dangerof displacement.

For the purpose of holding a quantity of water in front of the cementend 6 the cement flange 9 is provided, which cement flange 9 is formedof suflicient height to bring the water-level up to the bottom of thecement end 6, and thereby cut off the flow of water from the receptacleexce t when air is admitted between the waterevel and the bottom of thecement end 6.

It of course will be understood that a suplng purposes in front of thecement end 6, providing the receptacle contains a suflicient amount ofwater to bring the water-line above the cement end 6.

In use the receptacle is placed upon its end or brought into a verticalposition to be properly filled, after which it is placed in a horizontalposition and held against rotation by means of the side flange 10.

For the purpose of convenience in carrying the drinking-fountain thebail 11 is provided, which bail is connected in the ordinary manner.

For the purpose of assisting in holding the flange 9 in proper positionafter it becomes hardened the body 1 is provided with the groove 11,which groove is formed substantially as shown in Fig. 2, and of courseallows a portion of the plastic cement to find its way into the grooveand become an integral part of the flange 9. By molding the receptacle 1in proper form and afterward burning the same I am enabled to produce anearth ened receptacle well adapted for the purpose designed and at thesame time provide a means for closing the open mouth or end of thereceptacle for the purpose specified.

It will also be understood that the glass acts to prevent the water fromescaping from the receptacle-body except at such times that thewater-level is below the bottom or lower end of said glass.

It will be understood that by forming the body 1 of clay it can beformed in the usual manner upon a potters wheel, and by form ingdifferent-sized bodies they can be nested in the usual manner, or in thesame manner that crooks are nested and placed in kilns to ply of wateris always maintained for drink be properly burned; but it is wellunderstood that where the end flanges, which are necessary for holdingthe liquid in the receptacle and also holding a quantity of liquid in aposition to be accessible for drinking purposes, the bodies cannot beconveniently molded upon a potters wheel, nor can they be nested;

but by my improved manner of manufacture and by providing means forconnecting the cement end and flange the main portions of the articlecan be formed and burned in the usual manner, and the cement ends andflanges afterward connected and permitted to harden, thereby greatlyreducing the cost of manufacture, both as to the molding and the savingof kiln-room in burning.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1 In a poultry-fountain, the combination of a receptacle provided with acement contact-flange, a cement end having embedded therein, atransparency, a float-rod connected at its top and bottom ends and afloat located thereon, said float and rod located back of thetransparency located in the cement end, a flange secured to the forwardend of the receptacle and in front of the cement end of saidreceptacle,- and said cement end spaced at its bottom from the wall ofthe receptacle, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. In apoultryfountain of the class de scribed, a receptacle-body, anend secured to said body adapted to partially close the receptacle, saidend provided with a transparency, a float-rod and a float locatedthereon, and a liquid-retaining flange located in front of the endcarrying the transparency, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a poultry-fountain of the class described, a receptacle providedwith a contact-flange near its open end, a cement end secured to saidreceptacle and spaced at its bottom edge from the inner surface of thereceptacle, a liquid-retaining flange secured to said receptacle and thecement end provided with a transparency, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

4. In a poultry-fountain of the class described, a receptacle formed ofplastic material, and hardened, said receptacle provided with aholding-flange near its open end, and a cement end adapted to close aportion of the open end of the receptacle, a cementretaining-flangelocated below the cement end and spaced therefrom, said receptacle beingprovided with grooves for securing said cement end and said cementflange, respectively, thereto, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my namein the presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM O. RASTETTER;

Witnesses:

J. A. JEFFERS, H. O. RAsTETTER.

